User blog comment:Eskapist19/Devil May Cry 5/@comment-1332195-20091217115644

I do think Vrgil and Nero should face off, but early on; Intro sequence should have Vergil taking the Yamato (excuse for Nero losing DT) and while he pursues the then unknown assailant, Dante investigates. If Nero does get Sparda, it would make him a target for Vergil, coz chances are he still wants it, hence leading to confrontation. 2 fights, both draws; Vergil comes off better 1st time (he reveals himself here), but 2nd Nero would have Sparda-based DT (he doesn't get it after the first fight tho, but a bit later), and fair better. Dante shows up post fight having found out Vergil's back, and gives Nero more info on what happened (though the specifics will have to wait till this 'Is it father/son' stuff is cleared up.

Vergil's old power ambitons should still be the driving force, as it's probably his most defining characteristic; he's more mad at Mundus, but is too proud (and annoyed at him) to ask Dante (or Nero) for help. As Dante has poointed out, Devils get their full power with a 'human heart', and I think Vergil still lacks that. He may also blame himself for Eve's death, and can't forgive himself for that; another defeat at Dante's hands could be the catalyst for his redemption, and a change from villian to more of an anti-hero/anti-villian mix (acts and intentions can be ambiguous).